Rail-joint.



No. 805,(338. PATENTED NOV. 28, 1905.

H. DRI BHAUS.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.30. 1905.

HENRY DRIEHAUS, OF HENDRICKS, PEN NSYLVAN IA.

RAlL-JOlNT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Nov. 28, 1905.

Application filed March 30, 1905. Serial Nox 252,&28.

To all whom it may concern- Be it known that I, HENRY DRIEHAUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hendricks, in the county of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make .and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to rail-joints, and ha for its object to provide a boltless joint which is 'particularly simple in its construction, cheap to manufacture, strong, durable, and

A efiicient.

A further object of my invention is to provide a rail-joint which will not readily wear loose and which will eifectually hold the rails in alinement.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the novel construction of the joint, as will be hereinafter fully described.

Referring to the acconpanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing device in operative position. Fg. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the joint. Fig. 3`is a vertical cross-section taken on dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig 4 is a vertical cross-section taken on dotted line 4 4: of Fig. 1.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures, in which 1 indicates the joint, and 2 and 3 the rails. The said joint 1 is composed of the base 4, tops 5, and vertical walls 6, all being integral, as shown, and constructed of a suitable metal and sufliciently heavy to be consistent with strength and durability.

` 7 indicates notches to receive the usua rail-spikes, and 8 indicates the ties.

The joint 1 can be constructed of any suitable length, and, as shown in Fig. 2, the portion 5, which covers the base of the rail, is

rovided with a gradual downward slope from the ends 9 and 10 to the central point 11 of the joint. As the joint, therefore, is driven on to the rail the top portion 5 gradually en:` gages the base of the rail 'and rigidly holds the same, while a rail driven into the joint is tightened as the end of the rail approaches the point 11, thereby insurng a perfectly tight joint with no rattling and no possibility of loosening, as the rails have to be moved longitudinally before becoming loose. In order, however, to replace a rail, the joint can be driven entirely on to one of the rails and the other rail removed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I do not wish to be understood as liniting myself to the exact construction herein set forth, as various slight changes may be made therein which would fall within the limit and scope of my invention, and I consider myself clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A rail-joint having the bottom portion and the portion embracing the foot and web of the rail made integral and constructed to be passed on the end of a rail, said portion v embracing the foot of the rail being downwardly inclined froni the ends of the joint to the central point thereof to gradually engage the foot of the rail as the said joint is passed thereon substantially as described.

2. A rail-joint having the bottom portion thereof, and the portion embracng the foot of the rail made integral, said portion embracing the foot being so inclined as to gradually engage the foot of the rail as the said joint is passed thereon, substantially as described.

In testimo-ny whereof I affiX 'my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY DRIEHAUS.

Witnesses:

EvA S. WALTERs, FREDERICK H. RITTER. 

